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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-09-03
LIKE HER ELDERS.
A Little Girl who had hut Little Use TO
Feminine PlAymatos.

A Little Girl who had But Little Use for
Feminine PlAymates.
A story of the rising generation:
In one of the suburban towns there
is young lady-quite a young lady
she is, too--whosc somewhat boyish
aspect and innocently masculine tastes
have won for her the soubriquet of
Tommy. Not long ago she gave lit
tie party to the children of the neigh
borhood, and in preparing for the
event her mother. in order to get at an
idea of the sort OF young people her
daughter would like 10 have attend,
told her to prepare list of those she
wished to invite. Tommy went to
work with zest and in a short time fin
ished pretty long list.
"There, mamma said she with an air
of conclusiveness, there's every single
one that want to come"
Her mother took the document and
read it with an astonishment which in
creased as her eye approached the end
of the list. Tommy had only one girls
name on the whole listi
"Why, TOMMY her mother ex-
claimed, ''do you want none but boys
to come to your party9 What are you
thinking OFF,
"Well. mamma" said Tommy, "you
know girls aren't any fun!"
But would your boys have any fun
if there weren't any girlsp'
Weren't any girls? Why, thcre'll
be Kitty Bickerstaff and me, and that
ought to be girls enoughr'
The mother, however, insisted upon
the nomination Of a full quota of girls;
but in order TO get it she had TO make
inquiries herself. Tommy's informal
ton was deficient. = Boston Transcript.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-09-03
CARE OF PIANOS.
How They Can BE Kept in Excellent Com
dition for = Long Time.

dition for Long Time.
All houses that contain a piano
ought, for the sake Of the instrument,
to be perfectly free from dampness.
There is nothing that will put even a
fine instrument into bad repair and
tout of tune" sooner than damp at
mosphere. Therefore after a heavy
rain fire ought to be lighted in the
room in which the piano stands, and
kept long enough to dry all the mois-
ture off from the windows and walls.
If the piano must stand against the
wall at all, it ought to be placed next
an inner partition, and not close to an
outside wall of brick, stone or wood.
Most musicians consider the best eff
fects and tones can be gotten by hav-
ing the instrument quite out from con-
tact with any wall in the room, but it
certainly should be in a perfectly dry
place.
Then it ought not to stand where it
is exposed to any draughts, or where
the sun shines directly upon it, or too
near fire--all Of these influences af-
fecting it more or less iniuriously.
When not in use for any length of time,
it is best protected by flcccy linen
rubber covering, which can be taken of
when the instrument is played upon.
Then any instrument should be
played upon with some discretion. and
not pounded, and the keys ratified by
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-09-03
WEST VIRGINIA, SATURDAl
CASTE IN THE NAVY.
The Difference Between m Aristocrat
Captain and . Common Doctor.

1mS DfuSrenC8 between an ArlstOCr8ao
Captain and . Common Doctor.
The following screed, written by
naval officer for private circulation,
and not intended for general publica-
ton, was found in the Navy Yard 1t
shows very plainly how badly doc
tors are treated in Uncle Sans
service, and explains why good med
ical men prefer to remain in civil life:
When the first Of the Roach cruisers
arrived at the Navy Yard, it was found
that by some strange oversight COM
Portable place had been allowed for
the sick. The commanding officer Of
the vessel discovering this fact imme-
diately rectified 1t. The surgeon of
the ship, on finding the change, went
into the cabin to see about it. He
made some mild inquiries on the sub
ject, when the Captain. in tones
Of thunder. asked: s'What do you
mean, sir. by coming into my cabin.
sir, and making sug-sir-gestions,
sir. about my ship, sir" and inconti-
nently bounced the terrified doctor,
sir, out Of his cabin, sir. The doctor
was so terrified that his hair. with the
exception Of slight forelock. turned
white. 1t was only after the most abb
ject and profuse apologies that the
Captain allowed him to stay in the--I
beg pardon. in his--service. On one
of the vessels during the war a young
DOCTOR just caught, had the temerity
to put man on the sick list whom the
Captain did not want there. The man
only had pneumonia or something like
that. 1t couldn't have been fever,
because the First Lieutenant ale
ways kept the berth deck (where
the men Sleep wet nicely
with salt water. The Captain at
once sent for the doctor and demand
ed to know how he dared to put tina
man on the sick list. The frightened
doctor attempted to humble some fee
Bile exc uses, when the Captain roared
out: "SiIence, sir, when you speak to
your commanding officerr' The poor
doctor flew from the cabin and was
next heard of at Omaha, on his way
West. 1t is believed he is still going.
Another instance occurred where
the doctor of ship had the audacity
to complain because all the breathing
places and all the bathrooms closets,
etc., were appropriated by the Cap
tain, while the other officers and the
crew were confined to the lower decks.
This was none of the doctors business,
as this state of things had always
obtained and does still obtain.
The Captain at once had the doctor
court-marshaled and condemned to
death. But the doctor had pull, and
his friends had the sentence nlitigated
to Imprisonment for life. He is now
serving out his term on the Wet Tor
tugas. Notwithstanding all these priv
ileges, it is impossible to get medical
men to enter the navy. They have
other advantages Whether married
or single. when doctor enters the
service he is allowed to eat, sleep,
dress and undress in real socable
manner, in nice little room in the
Storage, about six by eight with
dozen midshipmen. Still they won't
come. Ican't imagine what they want.
1t must be the earth Thank good
ness there is no aristocracy in the lower
ranks of our navy. Rrooslyn Eagle.
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Steam Job Printing.
OUR JOB DEPARTMENT.
is ONE OF THE
BEST EQUIPPED IN THE STATE.
GENERAL WORK OF ALL KINDS
xxEcuTKD ON SHORT NOTICE
IN THE
BEST STYLE.
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL


Among the sixty six graduates
from Amherst this year was japanese
student
Longing for goodness does not
bring il. 1t is to be sought after with
all the might.
America is growing better The
church attendance for 1887 was twenty
per cent over that of 1886.
Some Of his children must go into
the furnace to testify that the son OF
God is there with them.--E. Prentice.
Every man has in himself con-
tinent cf undiscovered character. Hap
ply is he who acts the Columbus Of his
own soul!
He who shall introduce into public
affairs the principles of primitive Chris
tianity will reyolutionize the world
Benjamin Franklin,
Tho women Of the Presbyterian
Church of this country are said to have
raised in the past sixteen years, 81
$50, 600 for missions
Rev. DIR. Happier has secured $780,.
600 toward founding a Christian Col-
lege in China and expects TO open tho
institution ncxt jansiafy.
Doing good to our fellow-mcu
makes greater impression on most Of
them than any other course open to 10.
Central Christiam Adcocdtc.
Depend upon it; in the midst Of I'll
tho science about the world and il
ways, and all the ignorance of God and
His greatness, the man or woman who
can say. ''Thy will be done," with true
heart forgiving us, is nearer tho secret
of things than the geologist or thcolo-
gian. George Macdonald
The trustees of Harvard Universe
ty, Senator Geo. P. Hoar. ex-Spcaker
Winthrop, Profs, Putnam, Heaton and
others, have bought for "a, 900 sixty
acres of land In Bratton Township.
Adams County, o., on which is situated
the Serpent Mound. The party will
mako National Park Of the tract. -
NJ W. Christian Advocate.
III we work upon marble, It will
perish; II we work upon brass, time
will cfface It; II we rear temples, they
will crumblc into dust, but IL we work
upon immortal minds. II we Undue
them with principles, with the Just ~
of God and love of our fellow-nens NJ
engrave on those tablets somethi1H
that will brighten to all eternity
Daniel Webster.
The Tabernacle Baptist Churo1,
New York, has received in form Of 4
loan what is in reality gift Of $65. 200,
of which $50. 600 is from Mr. Rockcfel-
Ter, $4,000 from Mr.. j. A. Bostwick
and IS, 900 from Mrs. Bishop. The In
terest to be paid to each is 81 year,
and no foreclosure will be made SO long
as the church is maintained as "a regu-
lar Baptist house of worship"
Rev. DR.. Tillett, of Vanderbilt Uni
versity, recently visited a Mormon
Sunday-school while in Salt Lake City.
As he entered the infant class depart
mcnt a temporary teacher was saying:
"Well, boys, where is your tcacher"
They all replied promptly in concert;
''In the penitentiary." The teacher
then asked: us he there for doing
right or for doing wrongp" All re-.
piled: "For doing right" DR.. illicit
learned afterward that the man in
question was serving term for big
amy.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-09-03
THE SIZE OF MAN.
A Claim That He Never Had a Greater
Height Than at Present.

A Claim That He Never Had Greater
Height Than at Present.
Men of the present day have no occa-
sion to feel Inundated, because they
are not taller and larger than they are.
There is no reason, in the discoveries
of science, for the supposition that men,
as whole, have ever had a greater
average height than they have now.
For long time, at Romans, in France,
near the junction of the Isere and
Rhone rivers, there existed deposit
of gigantic bones which had long been
known as the Giants Field" In re-
cent times bones have been exhumcd
there which were believed to be human,
and which were said to be those of
Teutobodus, the King Of the Teutons.
who was overcome near the SPOT by
Marius, the Roman General. The re-
searches of Culver, however. proved
that these bones, together with all tho
others exhumed in the Same place,
were those of the dinothcrtuDa gigdrs-
team, an extinct animal of the tapir
species, which measured about twenty
feet in length.
The myth of race of giants has its
counterpart in those other creatures of
imagination, the pigmies. These tabled
people, who were SO small that stalk
Of grain was tree to them, which they
chopped down with tiny hatchets and
brush hooks, were said to inhabit Ethi-
opia. They were always at war with
the cranes, but lived on such excellent
terms with the partridgcs that they
were able to harness them into their
carriages. They lived at first, accord
ing to the fable, in Thrace, but were
driven out of Europe by the cranes,
and took refuge in Ethiopia. 1t is now
commonly supposed that the pigmics
were nothing more nor less than
monkeys of small size, like the mar
moset. The pigmy's warfare with the
crane was probably the one grain Of
exact truth which survived in the tradi-
ton.
The stories of the pigmies belong with
the fables of the giants. The men Of
ancient times were of the same. or
nearly the same height, as those OF the
present day. The doors of the ancient
houses. the ancient armor, the Egyptian
mummies, as well as the bones of the
fossil men, prove that there has been
little or no variation.
Among famous tall men was tho
Roman Emperor Maximin, whose stat
urc was seven and three-quartcrs feet.
Maximin was young barbarian. the
son of Gothic father, who first at
tracted the attention of the Romans by
overcoming sixteen of their strongest
men. one after another, in wrestling
contest, and. having been made CEN
turion, fought and intrigued his way to
the imperial throne.
The normal stature Of men and
women ranges between four feet and
six feet four inches. Those who exceed
the latter height may be called giants,
while those who arc below four feet are
called dwarfs. There have been dwarfs
scarcely one foot six inches in height
but even these have been considerably
taller than the tabled pigmies Of an
tiquity. Youths Companion.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-09-03
A. JOHNSON,
TAILOR.


This, however. is not the original
sign used by johnson. but a fac-simile
of it. The original sign has been lost.
The sum of $500 has been offered for
its recovery.
Sam was the first servant bought
by johnson. He was purchased at
the age of ten years, and still lives
in Greeneville He is half brother of
Dolly, and is past fifty-fve years of
age. He is about half-breed, and is
very sensible and entirely reliable. He
was with johnson more than any man.
No servant ever reverenced his master
as Sam reverenced johnson. He takes
great pleasure in talking about his old
master Sam did every thing in his
power to make me understand the per-
sonal habits and peculiarities Of his old
mastc. '''
"Was he i'll, and had he a disposition
to scoldP" j inquired. sN ts.-
"Well, sometimes, if things didn't
go to suit him he'd turn things round,
and don't you forget it," replied Sam.
a. WI. 'onison a man VI s''s'e'
: "sAeu Jam.
MI. Johnson was powerful 10 nave
,hings cream ABOUT anu every tmns
haa 70 % hhsn'y s'roh2' rs aioh
care wne.her IL was pretty 50 II was
s'ronS :.
captain sell resides In Greeneviile
ana is now ABOUT seventy years OF age
III, his wiie being hve years ms senior.
Inc lae.er saw Amy arrive IN ufeehe-
ville' Inc story thae ne walked across
tne mountains carrying bundle tied
up IN nahdkerchiei ana swung over
MS snouiaef Is untrue. he was ac-
companied by ms mother, ms step,
iatnef ana pfothef' ana they hauiea
tneir plunder IN an ox-cart.
Captain Self served an apprentices
ship at the tailor trade under john
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-09-03
AN HISTORIC SPOT.
The House in which Andrew Johnso
Piled tho Taifcr's Trade.

The House in which Andrew johnson
Piled the Taiicr's Trade.
/ spent Saturday and Sunday at
Greeneville. and visited the home in
which young Andrew johnson operat-
ed as tailor. and spent half day or
more upon its floor thinking and writ
ing. 1t is plain wooden structure
i4x18 feet and is in a good state Of
preservation. 1t is owned aud Co.'S
troled by his old servant Dolly, who
is now about sixty years old. She
cost Andrew $500 At her death the
Office will revert to the johnson es-
tate. 1t is said that the building could
have been sold for $4,000 to muse
ums. Mrs. Patterson, Johnson's
daughter, has refused to consider any
proposition of sale contemplating its
removal from Greeneville. The front
has one door anu two windows. When
used as tailor-shop it was bsated by
a stove which stood about one-third of
the length Of the house from the east
end. Over the front door is the sign
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-09-03
SLAVERY IN BRAZIL.
RSovisions Made for Freeing the BondsmeA
Held In the Empire.


In 1871 law was passed in the Brae
silian Chambers or Parliament provid-
ing for the gradual emancipation of all
the slaves in the empire. and requiring
a registration by masters of all slaves.
Such slaves as were not registered by a
certain date were to be declared free
by the terms of the law. There were
then about 1000. 900 slaves in the coun-
try. The law also gave unconditional
freedom to all slaves who had reached
or should thereafter reach the age Of
go years.
In 1885 the number of registered
slaves was found to be not greater than
!, 100000.
At the opening of the Chamber in
May, Mr.. Alfonso Celso. prominent
member. and son Of former Premier
of the same name. offered bill for the
immediate freeing of the remaining
slaves. The following are its chief pro-
visions:
All slaves registered throughout the
whole of the empire of Brazil are de-
clared to be free from the date of the
PRONUNCIATION of the present law.
Those who are free from bondage in
virtue of this law are obliged to labor
for the space of two years in the SER
vice OF their former masters, but this
service shall be non-transferablc from
any cause whatsoever.
From this obligation shall be accept
ed the following: ~. Those who shall
redeem themselves from service by
payment of such service in money. In
this case the value of such service, for
the full term of two years, shall in no
case be valued at more than 5000. For
the purpose of making this valuation.
the clauses in the recent law 1850
and in that of November Is. 1872, shall
be continued in full force. (2). Those
who have reached fifty years of age.
and also those who shall hereafter
reach that age within the specified time
of two years, shall be declared ipso
facto free, and shall at once enter into
the enjoyment of their freedom. The
age of the slave, for this purpose, shall
be determined by the registry; proof
to the contrary shall only be admitted
when this proof shall be in favor of the
liberty of the slave.
When either one of married couple
shall have acquired his or her freedom
from rendering obligatory service,
through whatever cause. the other shall
likewise be freed at once and without
any conditions whatever. Freedmen,
during the two years in which they are
obliged to render service under the
present law, shall be paid just wages or
salary, have full right to suitable cloth
ing and proper food, and to necessary
medical treatment and care should
they become i'll or incapacitatcd.
All ex-masters who shall not faith
fully carry out the obligations and du-
ties imposed by the preceding para
graph, shall lose all claim or right
whatever to the services of their for
MGR slaves, now become freedmen. All
taxes and revenues destined to the fund
of emancipation by preceding laws and
regulations shall be employed for the
use of establishments of practical and
professional education designed for the
children of freedmen, and for the en-
dowment of asylums for freedmen who
may hereafter become incapacitated for
work by disease or accident.-M o.
PicdU,t71e.
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slckENINo SIGHT.


F1fty-Seven Head OF Cattle Transformed
Into Mountains OF Mangied Flesh.
just as the west-bound train had
reached water tank a mile west Of
Pine Bluffs herd of three thousand
Texas cattle was observed grazing on
the adjacent prairie. The long-horned
animals gazcd at the locomotive mo-
ment, and then with one accord started
toward the train at rapid gait 1t
was evident to the cowboys in charge
of the herd that stampede was immi-
nent. and they endcavored to stop the
mad rush of the thoroughly crazed an
imals. The engineer also reached the
same conclusion and crowded on the
steam in the effort to pass the herd be-
fore a collision should occur
In this he failed, however. and a mo-
ment later there was terrific shock
that shook the train from end to end,
and the. quivering flesh of frightened
cattle was being ground to pulp under
the wheels Of the locomotive. The
cowcatcher itself worked terrific exc
cution in plunging through the huge
masses of cattle that were promiscu-
ously piled along the track.
The locomotive was reversed as
quickly as possible. when sickening
sight met the gaze of passengers. Dead
and dying cattle lay strcwn along the
track. manned and mangled. Many
with legs partly or wholly torn of
made desperate efforts to get away,
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-09-03
WIT AND WISDOM.

The confidaut of nv vices IL nv
MASTER oethe.
The greatest HOMAGE wa can nav
to truth Is to use it.-Emerson.
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Little Dick don't want to do
that Omaha mamma-But you must
WHY Because 1 say So" ~ hats
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ENGLISH ROYAL PLATE.



Tho Finest and Most Precious Collection
of Its Kind In Existence.
The royal plate. which. is probably
the finest in the world, is usually kept
in two strong rooms at Windsor
Castle, and is valued at $4,000, 900.
The gold service, which was pur-
chased by George Nv. from Rundell &
Bridge, dimes 1870 persons. and the sill
yer wine-cooler, which he bought
about the same time, holds two men,
who could sit in it comfortably. 1t is
inclosed with plate glass. and the
splendid chasing occupied two years.
There are some quaint old pieces in
the royal collection which belonged to
Queen Elizabeth, having been taken
from the Spanish Armada. and others
were brought from India, Burmah and
China. and there is one cup which be-
longcd to Charles XII. of Sweden. The
vases, cups. candelabra and fancy
pieces are usually displayed on the
huge sideboaras of each end of the ta-
BILE Of St. Georges Hall when state
banquet takes place. There is pea
cock of precious stones valued at f40,-
900. The body and tail are composed
of solid gold, profusely studded with
pearls, diamonds, rubies and emer-
aids. The tigers head, known as
Tippoo's foot-stool, is formed of silver
gilt, with eyes of rock crystal and a
tongue of solid gold. These two
trophies of Oriental extravaganza We're
taken at Scringapatam and presented
subsequently, to George III. There are
an immense number of gold shields.
some of which are richly ornamented.
One of these was formed of snuff boxes
under the direction of George VI, and
is valued at f10, 600. There are thirty
dozen Of plates. which were bought by
that sovereign at cost of Ell, 900. :
London World.
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A Careful Nurse-cirI.

The Hibernian's idea of being care
full is sometimes rather peculiar A
lady who had recently engaged an
Irish nurse-maid said to her one day,
while walking in the garden:
MARY, wrap the baby up very care
fully, and bring him out to me. !"
"Yis, num-" glibly replied Mary.
and straightway departed.
She presently returned, bringing
the infant bundled and bound in a
shawl-strap-
You unfeeling creature!' shrieked
the poor mother, frantically. ''You
will kill the child"
mot at all, mum. not at all. You
towld me TO be careful. an ] am Tho
choild was so HWY, thoughts shawl.
shtrap was tho safest way 10 carry
him - I'0uiA's to,npanion.
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"A Belgian inventor has

"A Belgian inventor has devised a
process fer tanning textile fabrics
which renders them waterproof and at
the same time. it is said, proof against
decay, while their supplcness is not
diminished and their weight not APP
preciably increased. Arguing from
the high state Of preservation in which
the bands which surround the heads
of Egyptian mummics are found to this
day; and which are impregnated with
a kind Of resin. the inventor had re-
course to the substances extracted
from birch bark and which are now
used to perfume Russia leather,
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Robinson meets friend who lost
his wife the day before. ALLOW me
to offer my sympathies. Let me see
You were married. Thirty years. !"
''Ah. yesl And it IS hard to lose wife
just as one is growing little used to
her. Judge.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-09-03

Robert Garrett is at The head Of
Baltimore company recently organized
TO build new hotel which will rival
in size and appointments the best hos
telries in New York City.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-09-03

An old well near Ravenna, O., is
attracting attention by blowing hard
enough to sound big whistle or suck
ing air in as it takes u notion.